SoCal Ecosystem Leadership Forum Connects Region Stakeholders
We’re probably one of the few organizations who is fortunate enough to grapple with the question: what does it mean to be a Super Connector for a region? It’s a role we took on over a year ago because as a small team with limited resources, it makes most sense for us to leverage the power of relationships to drive our mission. Like Malcolm Gladwell’s “Connectors”, we are “people with a special gift for bringing the world together.” We focus that gift exclusively on the SoCal region as we did on December 10 when we virtually gathered a diverse group of over 70 leaders for our second annual SoCal Ecosystem Leadership Forum.
Attendees of the professionally facilitated workshop represented communities from all over the region and a wide array of stakeholder groups (startup support orgs, corporates, academics, non-profits, governments, and investors) and industries. The common thread is that all have a vested interest in nurturing and supporting the startup ecosystem in SoCal and collectively tackling shared opportunities and challenges that impact our communities.
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Steve Gilison is Head of Programs and Operations at the Alliance for SoCal Innovation. You can also find him on Linkedin and the Alliance website.
